BUSINESS. HOSPITALITY. LIFE EXPERIENCE.

Experience.
Business.
Life.

A lifetime of business, hospitality, travel and real-world experience — shaped across the UK, Europe and Asia, and always looking towards the next chapter.

BUSINESS

Building, running and developing successful businesses.

HOSPITALITY

Hands-on experience in restaurants, bars and customer-focused businesses.

INTERNATIONAL

Living and working in different countries and cultures across the world.

CONSULTANCY

Practical, real-world advice based on actually doing it — not just talking about it.

LIFE EXPERIENCE

Lessons learned from every chapter — and always looking ahead.

ABOUT VAUGHAN

A life shaped by opportunity.

I grew up on the Isle of Wight, where my first introduction to business came from working in my father's bicycle shop. Travel and entrepreneurship arrived early, and one opportunity naturally led to another: Europe, cruise ships, aviation, Thailand, property, hospitality and businesses of my own.

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“Taking an idea, working out how to make it happen, and seeing what it can become.”
MY JOURNEY

A life of adventure, business and opportunity.

From the Isle of Wight to Asia and around the world, each chapter has shaped who I am today.

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FEATURED PROJECT

Cool Breeze Café Bar

In 2011 I decided to go it alone and opened my own restaurant in Hua Hin. I ran it for 15 years, combining hospitality, operations, customer experience and the practical realities of building a business in Thailand.

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AVIATION · HOSPITALITY · PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT · RESEARCH · DIGITAL & CLOUD SKILLSVIEW EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS →
I'm not finished yet.
Vaughan Parkes
vaughanparkes@vaughanparkes.com   ·   +66 950099111   ·   Hua Hin, Thailand